2 Days 1 Night: Copacabana & Lake Titicaca From La Paz
2 Days 1 Night: Copacabana & Lake Titicaca From La Paz
La Paz, Bolivia
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Overview
Lake Titicaca, straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains, is one of South America's largest lakes and the world’s highest navigable body of water. Said to be the birthplace of the Incas, it’s home to numerous ruins. Its waters are famously still and brightly reflective. Around it is Titicaca National Reserve, sheltering rare aquatic wildlife such as giant frogs.
What's Included
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Transportation Bus-hotel terminal in La Paz
Bus La Paz -Copacabana-La Paz shared service
Shared tourist boat
Bilingual guide service (English - Spanish)
Entrance tickets to the archaeological site
1 night of lodging at Ecolodge La Estancia
Drinks in restaurants and hotels
Breakfast day 1
Lunch and dinner day 2
Accommodation in La Paz
Departure & Return
Departure Point
La Paz, Bolivia
Traveler pickup is offered *Please confirm accommodation details at time of booking**
Departure Time
7:00 AM
Return Details
Returns to original departure point
What To Expect
Itinerary
Day 1
LA PAZ – COPACABANA – ISLA DEL SOL
1 Stop
Lake Titicaca
We pick you up by bus from your hotel between 07:00 and 07:30 hours (only hotels in the center of the city) to start the journey through the immense Altiplano. After two hours of travel we will arrive at the narrowest section of Lake Titicaca: the Strait of Tiquina, which we will cross in local boats with the community members of the area. At 12:00 hours we arrive at the town of Copacabana to embark from its port in our boat through Lake Titicaca towards Isla del Sol, where we will visit the ruins of the "Palace of Pilcocaina" an old Palace exclusive for the Inca. Later we go to Yumani, there are the "Fountain of the 3 waters" and the "Inca Stairway". After taking some pictures of the lake and the spectacular Cordillera Real at the bottom of the landscape, we begin the hike up the hill of the island to our lodge, about 1 hour walk of medium difficulty.
ISLA DELSOL - ISLA DE LA LUNA - COPACABANA - LA PAZ
1 Stop
Lake Titicaca
After breakfast we descend to the port of the island to embark to the Island of the Moon or Coati, where we will visit the archaeological site of the "Temple of the Chosen", on this island the Inca women learned varied trades such as weaving of Andean textiles and virgins were preserved to be concubines of the Inca afterwards. After the visit we return to Copacabana where we will make a brief visit to this town, rich in Andean / Christian religious syncretism. As a final activity we will visit the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Copacabana patron of Bolivia and walk through the town with many craft shops. Bus to La Paz at 1:00 p.m., arrival at the La Paz terminal at approximately 5:00 p.m. and our transport will be waiting for you to take you to your hotel.
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